PSA - Pamilyang may 5 miyembro sa NCR, kailangan ng P15,713/buwan para ‘di ituring na mahirap

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Kahit ang Philippine Statistics Authority, aminadong mahirap mapagkasya ang itinakdang mahigit P13,000 buwanang kita ng isang pamilya para hindi maituring na mahirap. Ito ang tinatawag na poverty threshold para mabilang ang mga mahirap sa bansa na bumaba na raw sa mahigit 17 milyong Pilipino.

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00:00Even the Philippine Statistics Authority admitted that it is difficult to calculate the estimated income of a family of more than Php 13,000 per month

00:12so that it is not considered as poor.

00:14This is the so-called poverty threshold to count the poor in the country

00:20that has already decreased to more than 17 million Filipinos.

00:24Maki Pulido was right.

00:30In the 2023 Official Poverty Statistics of the Philippine Statistics Authority,

00:35so that it is not considered as poor, the income of a family of more than Php 13,873 per month should not decrease.

00:44This is the so-called average poverty threshold.

00:47The PSA said that this is enough to cover all the basic needs of a family of 5 members.

00:54The poverty threshold in each region will be different because the price of payments and expenses will be different.

01:00In Metro Manila, the poverty threshold is Php 15,713 monthly income.

01:05According to the PSA, 69% or almost Php 11,000 is for food.

01:11The rest is almost Php 5,000 for other expenses, such as massages, student transportation, electricity and water.

01:20What do you think, sir? Is it enough?

01:23Again, it is most likely insufficient, the minimum basic needs.

01:37The idea here is to see what progress we're making as a nation in terms of reducing the number of families and individuals from that threshold.

01:49Jason earns more than Php 15,000 per month as a construction worker.

01:54When he counts the expenses and their payments, it is more than his monthly income.

01:59In that case, they are saving the budget for food and he's just walking around so that he won't be massaged.

02:06There are fixed expenses, such as house, water and electricity.

02:09We cannot reduce it, so we need to find other ways to reduce it.

02:16In order to cover the expenses, he needs to borrow money.

02:20We really have a lot of debts.

02:22We pay our debts every week.

02:27According to this account, he cannot save or pay for his medical bills.

02:31That's why Monica is worried. She's also a minimum wage earner because she's about to give birth.

02:36Of course, I have to pay for the hospital bills, for the child, and for the medicines that I need to buy.

02:45The poverty threshold in 2023 is higher than in 2021.

02:50Do you think your statistics reflect the real situation that Filipinos face?

02:56Wait. The numbers, because we said numbers don't lie.

03:00We reduced the poverty from Php 19.9 million to Php 17.52 million.

03:09That's the number. There is a reduction.

03:12What does that mean?

03:14It means that while our threshold increased because of food prices, our income also increased.

03:21I agree the threshold might be low, but if we set it at that threshold,

03:26there is still a decrease in terms of poverty incidence.

03:31For GMA Integrated News, Mackie Pulido, Katuto, 24 Hours.

03:42For more stories, visit nyseagrant.org

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